Two Massachusetts males who flew a drone “dangerously shut” to Logan Worldwide Airport in Boston are going through prices, police say.
Robert Duffy, 42, of Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood and Jeremy Folcik, 32, of Bridgewater have been taken into custody late Saturday night time on Lengthy Island, which is positioned on the strategy to the airport, in response to the Boston Police Division.
“The incident started earlier that night, at 4:30 PM, when a Boston Police Officer specializing in real-time crime surveillance detected an Unmanned Plane System (UAS) working dangerously near Logan Worldwide Airport,” police mentioned in an announcement. “Leveraging superior UAS monitoring know-how, the Officer recognized the drone’s location, altitude, flight historical past, and the operators’ place on Lengthy Island.”
“Members of the Boston Police Harbor Patrol Unit have been dispatched to Lengthy Island and positioned three people contained in the decommissioned Lengthy Island Well being Campus. Upon making an attempt to make contact, the suspects fled on foot,” police added. “Two of the three people have been apprehended and recognized as Duffy and Folcik. Through the investigation, a drone was found inside a backpack carried by Duffy.”
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Planes are seen working at Boston’s Logan airport in October 2020. (Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald through Getty Photographs)
Investigators consider the third particular person fled the island – which is a part of the Boston Harbor Islands – on a “small vessel.”
Duffy and Folcik are actually going through prices of trespassing, though the Boston Police Division famous that extra prices and fines might observe.
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There are quite a few buildings on the deserted Lengthy Island close to Boston, Mass. (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe through Getty Photographs)
Police additionally mentioned that due to the “critical dangers posed by the drone’s proximity to Logan’s airspace,” the Division of Homeland Safety, Massachusetts State Police, the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Process Power, the Federal Communications Fee and Logan Airport Air Site visitors Management have been contacted to assist with the response.
Lengthy Island, positioned on the strategy to Boston’s Logan airport, is proven right here within the background on Jan. 5, 2024. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe through Getty Photographs)
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“The Boston Police Division reminds leisure drone operators of the significance of adhering to Federal Aviation Administration security tips. Operators are prohibited from flying drones over folks or automobiles and should pay attention to airspace restrictions,” Boston Police added. “Even small drones pose important dangers, together with the potential for catastrophic injury to airplanes and helicopters. Close to-collisions could cause pilots to veer off beam, placing lives and property in danger.”
